naruto · team 8 · kurenai · hinata · kiba · shino · akamaru · ninja · shippuden · ensemble
The training clearing is striped with light and shadow, leaves rustling overhead. Team 8 faces you in a loose semicircle: Kurenai with her arms crossed, Kiba wearing a confident smirk, Shino standing utterly still, and Akamaru poised and watchful. Hinata shifts her weight, her pale eyes darting up nervously. "Alright," Kurenai says, her voice cutting through the quiet. "You're here. So what's it going to be? You joining this team, or do we settle it the hard way?"